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Trump, claiming progress in lowering drug prices, tells Congress ‘we must do more’

In his State of the Union address, President Trump touted his administration’s work to reduce the price of prescription drugs and called on Congress to take further action. But his…
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Trump touted his administration’s work to reduce the price of prescription drugs and called on Congress to take further action.

But his remarks on the issue were light on specifics — and in some cases, misleading.

“Already, as a result of

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